DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – April 25

The NBA Playoffs continue with three games on the schedule on Tuesday. Get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks.

Three big games on the schedule on Tuesday night, with one elimination game and two tied series where the winner takes control. The first game of the night tips at 8:00 PM ET, with the Thunder at the Rockets. The Rockets lead the series 3 – 1, and have a chance to eliminate their rivals despite a James Harden ankle injury. On the other side of the ball, nothing at all is wrong with Russell Westbrook outside of his price tag, as he will be (as usual) the favorite to put the biggest fantasy point total on the board for the night.

The second game of the night, the Grizzlies at the Spurs, tips at 9:00 PM ET with the series tied at two. The home court team is undefeated in this series, and the Spurs will try to re-discover their winning ways back at the Alamo. The Grizz won a close overtime contest in the last game, with Mike Conley carrying the load and Marc Gasol as the hero. Kawhi Leonard played better than all of them, but didn’t get enough help…that may not be the case at home, as home-court often helps role players produce.

The late game has the Jazz at the Clippers at 10:30 PM, also tied at two. But the Jazz got their superstar big man back last game and get their star small forward back from food poisoning on Tuesday. The Clippers, on the other hand, are down their star big man for the rest of the season. Chris Paul will be called upon heavily to keep his team in the game.

My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks. Each day in order to offer a variety of price points at each position, you can find two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each pick is ranked on a scale of 1-5 stars to indicate the confidence in the pick. The final slide of this post has more detail on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.

Important note, every day the goal of this post is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each selection is given while highlighting the factors you need to consider when building a customized lineup for yourself. If you want to see an example lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to fit your personal taste.

To keep up with all of FanSided’s DFS NBA coverage head over to the fantasy basketball hub where each day you can find a post like this tailored for DraftKings as well as one specifically designed for usage on FanDuel.  In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to DraftKings scoring system and salaries. If you have any additional questions or thoughts or are looking for updates as we approach tipoff, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ProfessorDrz or find me on my home turf of The Hoops Lab.

Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.